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Regulation

POWER PRICES

Gigaba says power price review geared to protecting SA from shocks

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Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba

South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) review which has been initiated by the Department of Energy (DoE), will interrogate ways to “protect” the economy from “pricing shocks”, but was unlikely to entail a “complete revision”...

By: Terence Creamer

30 Jan 12

LEGISLATION

Reworked empowerment law aims to combat fronting, elevate nonownership scorecard elements

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South Africa’s empowerment legislation is about to get new teeth in addressing issues such as fronting and local content procurement, besides others.

By: Dimakatso Motau

27 Jan 12

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM

SA urged to act before EU carbon project window closes in Dec

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Climate finance practitioners and regulators have urged South African developers of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to finalise their applications for registration of such projects with the United Nations during the first quarter of...

By: Terence Creamer

24 Jan 12

ELECTRICITY PRICING

Nersa postpones power price hearings as it receives notice of policy review

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has decided to postpone public hearings, scheduled for February 3, into it multiyear price determination (MYPD) methodology. Full-time regulatory member for electricity Thembani Bukula told...

By: Terence Creamer

23 Jan 12

Energy Market

Energy deregulation could spur new businesses, industries

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A diverse and robust energy industry can be created in South Africa through government’s deregulation of the South African energy generation market, similar to the deregulation and subsequent boom of the telecommunications industry, says...

By: Schalk Burger

20 Jan 12

ELECTRICITY

Eskom says performance of power stations improving

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State-owned power utility Eskom on Monday reported that it continued to make progress with its maintenance programme, and that the performance of its power stations had improved since last week. However, in its second weekly ‘state of the power...

By: Henry Lazenby

16 Jan 12

ELECTRICITY

Energy intensive users prepared to reduce demand

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Power utility Eskom’s biggest industrial customers, mainly mining and manufacturing companies, on Tuesday indicated that they would scale down demand to prevent rolling blackouts if the country’s electricity situation deteriorated. Eskom this...

By: Henry Lazenby

10 Jan 12

CLEAN ENERGY

Alstom deputy CEO calls for long-term policies for the deployment of clean energy technologies

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Politicians should frame long-term policies to enable the safe and economical deployment of clean energy technologies, which, currently, is the greatest challenge the world faces, said global power-generation and transmission giant Alstom deputy...

By: Schalk Burger

16 Dec 11

REGULATION

Company obtains key welding fabrication accreditation

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Pretoria-based Cadcon Steel Construction and Engineering is the latest organisation to receive ISO 3834-accreditation through the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) Welding Fabricators Certification Scheme.

By: Dimakatso Motau

16 Dec 11

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Eskom Public Enterprises Auditors Cosatu EconoBEE Empowerdex MD Lerato Ratsoma Kumba Maadima Group MD Khomotso Lebepe CDM Jasco Renewable-Energy BHP Billiton SA Energy Intensive User Group Alstom Cadcon Steel Construction	Africa Europe	South Africa Germany Mozambique United Kingdom	Electricity Pricing Policy Iron-ore Giant Climate Finance Practitioners Greenhouse-gas Emissions Electricity Able-energy Space Energy Generation Market Energy Industry Energy Industry Knowledge Energy Sector Renewable-energy Generation Projects Renewable-energy Projects Telecommunications Industry Electricity Use Open-cycle Gas Turbines Electricity Demand Electricity Situation Electricity Supply Lower Electricity Demand Manufacturing Carbon Capture Technologies Clean Coal Technologies Clean Energy Technologies Clean Power Technologies Electricity Generation Namely Distributed Electricity Generation Transmission Giant Transportation Wave Energy Harvesting Steel
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Brian Dames Dipuo Peters Malusi Gigaba Gavin Levenstein Kganki Matabane Lebepe Patrick Craven Ratsoma Rob Davies Adam Simcock Geoff Sinclair Takalani Rambau Nelisiwe Magubane Thembani Bukula Pete Da Silva Hilary Joffe Hulisani Rasivhaga Jabu Maphalala Kesagee Nayager Mike Rossouw Charles Soothill Philippe Joubert Barry Barnard Sean Blake	DURBAN Johannesburg Natal Pretoria	COP	IP Carbon Capture Technologies Clean Coal Technologies Clean Energy Technologies Clean Power Technologies
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Southern African Institute Of Welding